Person Sheet

Name William Washington ARNETT  Birth 5 Jan 1823, Tuscumbia, Alabama Death 1892, Bracketville, Texas Reference # Memoirs of W.W. Arnett Father David ARNETT (1785-) Mother Rhoda Tabitha CURLEE (1781-)
Spouses
1 Eudocia Jane HERRINGTON Birth 13 Mar 1843, Smithville, Lee Co., Georgia Death 11 Jan 1925, Uvalde, Texas Father Henry Harrison HERRINGTON Mother Clotilda Jane HOLLAND (1818-1863)
Children Calvin Curlee (1875-) William Washington (Fuzzy Buck Jr.) (1877-) Minnie Bruce (1879-1969) George Allen (1881-) Bertie Stover (1885-)
2 Emmaline VARNELL Birth 1830, Mississippi Death 1871, Uvalde, Texas
Children Rebecca Leodocia (1849-1850) Leona (1852-1854) Meranda (1852-1857) Louisa Emeline (1856-1929) Rusola Cennett (Lola) (1862-1918) Minerva Russell Varnell
Notes for William Washington ARNETT
The transcript of W.W. Arnett's memoirs can be read at http://sagemckenzie.com/ancestors/memoirs.html . A transcription of the History of Uvalde can be found at http://sagemckenzie.com/ancestors/uvalde.htm 1So I will conclude by telling you of yours truly. I, William Washington Arnett was born in Franklin Co., Ala. on the fifth day of January 1823. That makes me about 66 years old or as the Mexicans say "Poka Paho". I left Miss. on the 21st day of August 1845 and fooled along the 25 day of August before I crossed the Sabine. All of a sudden I got in a hurry and crossed just at sunrise on the 25th day of August, 1845, 24 years in Texas. Now don't that make me an old Texan and you have been in Texas longer than I have. Well, I came to your Pa's at Town Bluff in September. There I first saw you, your Ma, your Grandpa K. and Zeke Fulgive, but don't you think that Bob was a better man than Zeke. I then went to Wolf Creek to see C.C. and Family (Cullen) and got acquanted withe the Wolf Creek ticks. Do you remember them? While I was teaching that school you spoke of, I wrote resolutions to govern myself by one was "I will never kill a tick in Tyler Co. with the expectation of lessening their number". While I was writing this George K. was making love to Frankie, you were asleep and I was winking at Ana Liza Rigsby. Poor Frankie, poor Ana Liza and poor me, little did we know about the "Sweet Bye and Bye", but we do know now you see.
Notes for Eudocia Jane (Spouse 1)
1In 1874 I marred a Mrs. Eudocia Herrington. We met on Friday and were married the next Monday week, the 27th of July, 1874, 15 years and never a cross word spoken to each other. Now will you say Friday is an unlucky day" We have 5 children, Calvin Curlee, Willie W. (Fuzzy Buck, Jr.), Minnie Bruce, Georgia and Berty Stover. Our baby is two years old, sleeps with me, meets me when I go home and I love him just as I used to love Meranda. I named him for the boy preacher who joined the Church of Christ at 11 years old, began preaching at 14, died at 32, but his work still continues. So you see we have five and seven--12 children. Eudocia and I were trying to count yours up last night, we made out eleven, is that correct? My wife said that she did not wonder that Rebecca was an old woman it would make anyone old to have eleven children, I have only five and I am played out and don't want any more. (Power of Attorney from Eudocia to J.L. Herrington, April 27, 1880) The State of Texas } County of Kinney } Know all men by these presents that I Eudocia Arnett of said county and state have this day appointed and by these presents do nominate constitute and appoint J.L. Herrington of the County of Milam and state of Texas my true and lawful agent and attorney in fact, for me and in my name place and stead to assume full control of and to take charge of all and singular my right title interest of whatever description which I now have or may have in and to certain real property situated in teh county of Terrell state of Georgia the said property being all and singular my interest therein by reason of heirship from H.H. Herrington and C.J. Herrington. my said atty in fact J.L. Herrington is hereby fully empowered to take charge of any and all interest I may have in any of said property formerly owned by the said H H and C. J. Herrington and which I as one the heirs at Law of said parties may be intitled to. my said atty is to make full and complete investigation of my said claim in and to said property and full power and authority is hereby given said atty in fact in my name place and stead to sue in the proper court in court if necessary for my said interest in said property and said atty in fact is hereby fully empowered to transfer all and convey any and all interest of mine in said property as one of the huirsat Law of said H H and C J Herrington in the [ ] terms and upon the conditions as my said atty in fact may consider most advantageous to my interest in the provisions herein, and in my name place and stead said atty in fact is empowered to sign any transfer or conveyance which to me be executed the same for the [ ] and considerations therein expressed. Witness my hand seal of office this the 27th day of April AD 1880 J.P. Baugh, Justice of Peace & ex officio Colony public Kinney County Tex